Bertram G. Snow has traced his family's history from the time they left England in 1623 to their arrival in Rockland, Maine when they began their long history of building ships in the area. The family once owned Snow's Shipyard in Rockland that started building ships in 1854. They built minesweepers during WWII. A park in Rockland was named Snow Marine Park in honor of the family.


This movie is part of the collection: Maine Community TV Archives

Producer: GEM Productions
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: maritime history; interview; Bertram Snow; shipbuilding; Rockland; Snow Marine Park

Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0

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